Dr. Veerasekar N.

@kitcbe.com

Assistant Professor @ Biotechnology
KIT-Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology

Dr. Veerasekar N.


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RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Bioengineering, Catalysis, Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering
3

Scopus Publications

27

Scholar Citations

3

Scholar h-index

1

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

  • Environmental Valorization of Food Waste Through Lipid Production by Oleaginous Yeasts
    Naveenkumar Manickam, Veerasekar Nambukrishnan, Arunkumar Thirugnanasambandam, Geetha Murugasamy, Pooja Nandakumar Nhaloor
    Clean Soil Air Water, 2026
    Oleaginous yeasts are capable of accumulating intracellular lipids exceeding 20% of their dry cell weight, making them promising candidates for sustainable biofuel production. Lipomyces starkeyi , Metschnikowia pulcherrima , and Yarrowia lipolytica , three common oleaginous yeasts, were grown on detoxified food waste hydrolysate (DFWH) to assess their ability to grow and accumulate lipids. As a nutrient‐rich and low‐cost medium, DFWH effectively supported food waste valorization and microbial lipid synthesis. Single‐factor experiments systematically assessed the influence of key environmental parameters, including pH, temperature, carbon‐to‐nitrogen (C/N) ratio, and inoculum concentration, to identify favorable conditions for lipid production. L. starkeyi among the tested strains showed the highest lipid yield at 14.3 g/L, biomass yield at 7.3 g/L, and lipid content 51.05% performing best at pH 5, 25°C, and a C/N ratio of 80% and 10% inoculum concentration. Oleaginous yeasts accumulate triacylglycerol under nitrogen limitation and environmental stress, resulting in metabolic shifts. The findings overall show DFWH is an effective substrate for enhancing lipid biosynthesis in oleaginous microorganisms supporting its potential application in cost‐effective waste‐to‐biofuel bioprocesses. Single‐factor optimization illuminates strain behavior, yet statistical optimization paired with thorough lipid profiling will better establish DFWH‐based single‐cell oil production's industrial viability.
  • Heterogeneous biocatalytic system for effective decolorization of textile dye effluent
    B. S. Harish, Tha Thayumanavan, Veerasekar Nambukrishnan, K. Sakthishobana
    3 Biotech, 2023
  • Enhanced biodiesel production by optimizing growth conditions of Chlorella marina in tannery wastewater
    Veerasekar Nambukrishnan, Jayanthi Singaram
    Fuel, 2022

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Enhanced biodiesel production by optimizing growth conditions of Chlorella marina in tannery wastewater
    V Nambukrishnan, J Singaram
    Fuel 316, 123431 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 19
  • Investigation on Tannery wastewater as feedstock for marine microalgae in biofuel production
    V Nambukrishna, J Singaram
    Tierärztl Prax 40 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 4
  • Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Chinnavedampatti Industrial Cluster, Coimbatore, During 2011–2012
    N Veerasekar, L Mekala, S Parameswari
    International Journal of Engineering Research 3 (3) , 2014
    2014
  • Water treatment using Moringa oleifera seeds and kernals in stream water
    M Ezhilarasi, N Veerasekar
    Internacional Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, 495-505 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 3
  • Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in an Industrial Cluster at Coimbatore during June 2011–December 2011
    R Chandrasekaran, MIS Jebamani, C Vaidyanathan, N Veerasekar, ...
    Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Architecture and … , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Enhanced biodiesel production by optimizing growth conditions of Chlorella marina in tannery wastewater
    V Nambukrishnan, J Singaram
    Fuel 316, 123431 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 19
  • Investigation on Tannery wastewater as feedstock for marine microalgae in biofuel production
    V Nambukrishna, J Singaram
    Tierärztl Prax 40 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 4
  • Water treatment using Moringa oleifera seeds and kernals in stream water
    M Ezhilarasi, N Veerasekar
    Internacional Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, 495-505 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 3
  • Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in an Industrial Cluster at Coimbatore during June 2011–December 2011
    R Chandrasekaran, MIS Jebamani, C Vaidyanathan, N Veerasekar, ...
    Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Architecture and … , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 1
  • Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Chinnavedampatti Industrial Cluster, Coimbatore, During 2011–2012
    N Veerasekar, L Mekala, S Parameswari
    International Journal of Engineering Research 3 (3) , 2014
    2014